Romans 16
Farewell
1 With this letter I’m introducing Phoebe to you. She is our sister in the Christian faith and a deacont of the church in the city of Cenchrea.
2 Give her a Christian welcome that shows you are God’s holy people. Provide her with anything she may need, because she has provided help to many people, including me.
3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my coworkers in the service of Christ Jesus.4 They risked their lives to save me. I’m thankful to them and so are all the churches among the nations.
5 Also greet the church that meets in their house.
Greet my dear friend Epaenetus. He was the first person in the province of Asia to become a believer in Christ.6 Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.7 Greet Andronicus and Junias, who are Jewish by birth like me. They are prisoners like me and are prominent among the apostles. They also were Christians before I was.8 Greet Ampliatus my dear friend in the service of the Lord.9 Greet Urbanus our coworker in the service of Christ, and my dear friend Stachys.10 Greet Apelles, a true Christian.Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus.11 Greet Herodion, who is Jewish by birth like me.Greet those Christians who belong to the family of Narcissus.12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard for the Lord.Greet dear Persis, who has worked very hard for the Lord.13 Greet Rufus, that outstanding Christian, and his mother, who has been a mother to me too.14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters who are with them.15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all God’s people who are with them.16 Greet each other with a holy kiss.All the churches of Christ greet you.17 Brothers and sisters, I urge you to watch out for those people who create divisions and who make others fall away from the Christian faith by teaching doctrine that is not the same as you have learned. Stay away from them.
18 People like these are not serving Christ our Lord. They are serving their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive unsuspecting people.
19 Everyone has heard about your obedience and this makes me happy for you. I want you to do what is good and to avoid what is evil.
20 The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. May the good willt of our Lord Jesus be with you!
21 Timothy my coworker greets you; so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, who are Jewish by birth like me.22 I, Tertius, who wrote this letter, send you Christian greetings.23 Gaius greets you. He is host to me and the whole church.Erastus, the city treasurer, greets you.Quartus, our brother in the Christian faith, greets you.t25 God can strengthen you by the Good News and the message I tell about Jesus Christ. He can strengthen you by revealing the mystery that was kept in silence for a very long time26 but now is publicly known. The everlasting God ordered that what the prophets wrote must be shown to the people of every nation to bring them to the obedience that is associated with faith.
27 God alone is wise. Glory belongs to him through Jesus Christ forever! Amen.
Romans 16
Personal Greetings
1 Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servantt of the church in Cenchrea,
2 so that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and provide her with whatever help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many, including me.
3 Greet Prisca and Aquila,s my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,4 who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I, but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.5 Also greet the church in their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus,s who was the first convertt to Christ in the province of Asia.t6 Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.7 Greet Andronicus and Junia,ts my compatriotst and my fellow prisoners. They are well knownt to the apostles,t and they were in Christ before me.8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my good friend Stachys.10 Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.11 Greet Herodion, my compatriot.t Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.12 Greet Tryphenas and Tryphosa, laborers in the Lord. Greet my dear friendt Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother who was also a mother to me.t14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisterst with them.15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the believerst who are with them.
16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
17 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters,t to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them!18 For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the mindst of the naive.19 Your obedience is known to all and thus I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.
20 The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my compatriots.t22 I, Tertius, who am writing this letter, greet you in the Lord.
23 Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus the city treasurer and our brother Quartus greet you.sss
25 s Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages,26 but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith –
27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be glory forever! Amen.